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Photo Tony Hisgett (CC BY 2.0)

The Historic Aircraft Collection’s Hawker Fury Mk.I K5674 flew again on July 30 at Goodwood in the UK, with Charlie Brown at the controls. The aircraft was restored by Aero Vintage Ltd et Retrotec.

K5674 is the only known Hawker Fury survivor. It served in the RAF fomr 1936 to 31 March 1941, when it was damaged in a crash in South Africa after running out of fuel.

A YouTube video shows this historic first flight:

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